Will Smittle (Scarsdale, N.Y.) had the Pioneers' lowest round on Monday, carding a four-over 76 to put himself tied for 17th individually. Jeff Cohen (Windham, N.H.) finished one stroke behind Smittle with a 77, putting himself tied for 22nd. Ross Kronberg (New Canaan, Conn.) found himself tied for 29th after a first-round 78. Peter Ballo (Stamford, Conn.) rounded out the Sacred Heart scoring group with an opening round 80, putting himself in a tie for 46th.

Sacred Heart finished Monday with a team score of +23, tying George Washington and the hosts Towson with a team score of 311. Those three schools are one stroke behind Indiana University of Pennsylvania for fourth place. Fairleigh Dickinson leads the team competition at +11, two shots ahead of VCU.